Photos

&lt;i&gt;Microstegium&lt;/i&gt; invasion at Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Fire moving through a &lt;i&gt;Microstegium&lt;/i&gt; dominated area

Launching a data logger to monitor fire temperatures

Data loggers are buried to protect them from fire

Thermocouples are mounted at 10cm above the ground

Planting trees as phytometers

Invaded area prior to a fire

Invaded area after the fire

Joe Robb laying down fire

Fire in an invaded area, video camera box is on far right

Flame heights for this fire were nearly 50% greater in the invaded area

Lighting fire in an open woodland

Invaded area prior to fire

Invaded area after fire, sampling frame in foreground

After a fire in native dominated area, less than 50% burned

After a fire in invaded area, nearly 100% burned

Applying fire to small experimental plots, spring 2009

Applying fire to small experimental plots, spring 2009

Burned experimental plot

Applying fire to small experimental plots, spring 2009